text_original: The Teutonic peoples had already begun to find their way into the Empire, at first as slaves in Roman households, or as serfs cultivating frontier lands, and a little later as soldiers in the Roman armies.
text_transcription: THE TEUTONIC PEOPLES HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE EMPIRE AT FIRST AS SLAVES IN ROMAN HOUSEHOLDS OR AS SERFS CULTIVATING FRONTIER LANDS AND A LITTLE LATER AS SOLDIERS IN THE ROMAN ARMIES
phonemes: ðə tjuːtˈɑːnɪk pˈiːpəlz hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bɪɡˈʌn tə fˈaɪnd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, æt fˈɜːst æz slˈeɪvz ɪn ɹˈoʊmən hˈaʊshoʊldz, ɔːɹ æz sˈɜːfs kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌntˈɪɹ lˈændz, ænd ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈeɪɾɚɹ æz sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪnðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːɹmiz.